A DC ‘Furniture and Whatnot’ shop will close its doors

After nearly 30 years in business in D.C., Miss Pixie’s Furnishings and Whatnot will shut its doors for good Friday.

It has been a staple of the Adams Morgan neighborhood, selling locally made art and secondhand furniture.

“I will be retiring and moving to my house on the Eastern Shore,” said Pixie Windsor, the store’s owner.

For 28 years, “We’ve sold carpet, we’ve sold silverware, postcards, used magazines, lots of dishes and glassware and lot of great artwork.”

Windsor has had plenty of help, and plenty of loyal customers, since the store’s opening decades ago.

“I’ve had lots of support and lots of good friends that have helped me out. I’ve had people that have even helped me out doing a delivery once in a while, or watching th

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